OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 15V287000

NHTSA campaign 15V287000 covers 17 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 1,090,569 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received May 15, 2015 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 15V287000 says

NHTSA campaign 15V287000 identifies AIR BAGS and states that In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Defect summary

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence summary

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 15V287000

For NHTSA campaign 15V287000, the filed corrective action says: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: On December 18, 2015 Nissan informed NHTSA of an amendment of this recall to remove 2004-2005 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles.

Owner notification: June 15, 2015
Filing manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component groups: AIR BAGS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 15V287000

RecallRoad links 17 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 15V287000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.